Dharamshala, Dec. 3 -- Most parts of Himachal Pradesh are expected to receive below normal rainfall during December, the IMD said on Tuesday. According to the monthly outlook report issued by IMD's Shimla office, the mean maximum temperatures are likely to be normal to above normal over most parts of the hill state except isolated parts of plains (parts of Solan Una, Bilaspur and Sirmaur) where it is likely to be normal during December. Also, the mean minimum temperatures are likely to be normal to above normal over most parts of the state except some parts of plains where it is likely to be normal. Moreover, the occurrence of cold waves during December is likely to be above normal in some parts of the state's plain areas. Notably, Himachal received the 9th lowest rainfall (1.0 mm) in November since 1901 with the previous same rainfall record in 1983 and 2021. The highest rainfall ever recorded in the month of November since 1901 was recorded in the year 1925 (88.5 mm). The hill-state observed dry weather during most of the days in November with weak activity on most of the days and normal activity on November 5. The state received large deficient precipitation (-95%) with 1.0 mm actual rainfall against 19.7 mm normal rainfall in November....